What is recorded here

Indicated is a fairy fort in County Mayo, Ireland. The local story claims it is a dwelling for fairy folk, while the visible earth suggests a human ringfort where ordinary people once lived, worked and left the site behind. Both ideas can be true at once: people built it, departed, and the region continued naming it after the extraordinary residents it now appears to hold.

The Archaeological Survey of Ireland (ASI) is in the process of providing information on all monuments on The Historic Environment Viewer (HEV). Currently the information for this record has not been uploaded. To access available information for research purposes please make an appointment in advance with the Archive Unit (open Fridays 10.00 am – 5.00 pm), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, The Custom House, Dublin 1 D01W6XO or email NMarchive@housing.gov.ie.

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